diff --git a/android/module.go b/android/module.go
index a1a9a4a..82b3781 100644
--- a/android/module.go
+++ b/android/module.go
@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@
 package android
 
 import (
-	"bytes"
-	"encoding/gob"
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/url"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -2130,36 +2127,47 @@
 	orderOnlyDeps Paths
 	executable    bool
 	extraFiles    *extraFilesZip
-
-	absFrom string
+	absFrom       string
 }
 
-func (p *katiInstall) GobEncode() ([]byte, error) {
-	w := new(bytes.Buffer)
-	encoder := gob.NewEncoder(w)
-	err := errors.Join(encoder.Encode(p.from), encoder.Encode(p.to),
-		encoder.Encode(p.implicitDeps), encoder.Encode(p.orderOnlyDeps),
-		encoder.Encode(p.executable), encoder.Encode(p.extraFiles),
-		encoder.Encode(p.absFrom))
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	return w.Bytes(), nil
+type katiInstallGob struct {
+	From          Path
+	To            InstallPath
+	ImplicitDeps  Paths
+	OrderOnlyDeps Paths
+	Executable    bool
+	ExtraFiles    *extraFilesZip
+	AbsFrom       string
 }
 
-func (p *katiInstall) GobDecode(data []byte) error {
-	r := bytes.NewBuffer(data)
-	decoder := gob.NewDecoder(r)
-	err := errors.Join(decoder.Decode(&p.from), decoder.Decode(&p.to),
-		decoder.Decode(&p.implicitDeps), decoder.Decode(&p.orderOnlyDeps),
-		decoder.Decode(&p.executable), decoder.Decode(&p.extraFiles),
-		decoder.Decode(&p.absFrom))
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
+func (k *katiInstall) ToGob() *katiInstallGob {
+	return &katiInstallGob{
+		From:          k.from,
+		To:            k.to,
+		ImplicitDeps:  k.implicitDeps,
+		OrderOnlyDeps: k.orderOnlyDeps,
+		Executable:    k.executable,
+		ExtraFiles:    k.extraFiles,
+		AbsFrom:       k.absFrom,
 	}
+}
 
-	return nil
+func (k *katiInstall) FromGob(data *katiInstallGob) {
+	k.from = data.From
+	k.to = data.To
+	k.implicitDeps = data.ImplicitDeps
+	k.orderOnlyDeps = data.OrderOnlyDeps
+	k.executable = data.Executable
+	k.extraFiles = data.ExtraFiles
+	k.absFrom = data.AbsFrom
+}
+
+func (k *katiInstall) GobEncode() ([]byte, error) {
+	return blueprint.CustomGobEncode[katiInstallGob](k)
+}
+
+func (k *katiInstall) GobDecode(data []byte) error {
+	return blueprint.CustomGobDecode[katiInstallGob](data, k)
 }
 
 type extraFilesZip struct {
@@ -2167,26 +2175,29 @@
 	dir InstallPath
 }
 
-func (p *extraFilesZip) GobEncode() ([]byte, error) {
-	w := new(bytes.Buffer)
-	encoder := gob.NewEncoder(w)
-	err := errors.Join(encoder.Encode(p.zip), encoder.Encode(p.dir))
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	return w.Bytes(), nil
+type extraFilesZipGob struct {
+	Zip Path
+	Dir InstallPath
 }
 
-func (p *extraFilesZip) GobDecode(data []byte) error {
-	r := bytes.NewBuffer(data)
-	decoder := gob.NewDecoder(r)
-	err := errors.Join(decoder.Decode(&p.zip), decoder.Decode(&p.dir))
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
+func (e *extraFilesZip) ToGob() *extraFilesZipGob {
+	return &extraFilesZipGob{
+		Zip: e.zip,
+		Dir: e.dir,
 	}
+}
 
-	return nil
+func (e *extraFilesZip) FromGob(data *extraFilesZipGob) {
+	e.zip = data.Zip
+	e.dir = data.Dir
+}
+
+func (e *extraFilesZip) GobEncode() ([]byte, error) {
+	return blueprint.CustomGobEncode[extraFilesZipGob](e)
+}
+
+func (e *extraFilesZip) GobDecode(data []byte) error {
+	return blueprint.CustomGobDecode[extraFilesZipGob](data, e)
 }
 
 type katiInstalls []katiInstall